Hughes 369HS N177ST
30 July 1973 · Ketchikan, Alaska, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 30 July 1973 at about 12:05 local time, a Hughes 369HS registered N177ST, operated by Temsco Helicop, was involved in an accident during in flight near Ketchikan, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ketchikan, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hughes 369HS
- Registration
- N177ST
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Temsco Helicop
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Search and Rescue
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Return
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3480
People
3 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
HEARD LOUD SNAP, UN MNTN DIR CNTL.NO PRE-IMPACT METAL DISTRESS NOTED EXCEPT GOUGE TO LEAD EDGE T/R.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Hughes 369 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Aug 1973 | Hughes 369HS | Packwood, Washington, United States | Olympic Helico | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1973 | Hughes 369HS | Wichita, Kansas, United States | Helisolair Ltd | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1973 | Hughes 369HS | Point la Hache, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1973 | Hughes 369HS | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | Aviation Assoc | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 1973 | Hughes 369HS | North Bend, Washington, United States | Alpine Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 May 1972 | Hughes 369 | Harahan, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |